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Thursday, February 14, 2019Pursuant to Education Code section 17400 et seq., the Dixie School District (“District”) invites qualified firms to submit responses to this request for proposals and qualifications (“RFP”) to provide lease leaseback (“LLB”) construction services for the Miller Creek Middle School Modernization - Sitework (“Project”) located at 2255 Las Gallinas Avenue San Rafael, CA 94903. Respondents must mail ...read moreCategories: E-Communication - Newsletter, Project Bid Requests, Cornerstone Partner News, Marin Builders Association NEWS
Thursday, February 14, 2019Rare Residential Project Bid Opportunity in TiburonBids due on March 5, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. The owner is requesting proposals from general contractors to build a beautiful beachfront home on Paradise Drive in Tiburon per plans. The residence is partially completed, including grading, sea wall and retaining walls, driveway and foundation. Framing is partially complete but needs retrofit. Plumbing, ...read moreCategories: Cornerstone Partner News, Marin Builders Association NEWS, E-Communication - Newsletter, Project Bid Requests
Thursday, February 14, 2019High school seniors pursuing a college, university or trade school education are eligible to apply for a scholarship award. While we emphasize the need for trained professionals in the construction industry, scholarship applicants may choose an advanced course of education in any field. Though the Selection Committee may view academic achievement as an accomplishment, it is not the basis for ...read moreCategories: E-Communication - Newsletter, Event Related, General News Article, Marin Builders Association NEWS, Community, Education, Safety and Training, Fun Facts, Human Interest, Press Release
Thursday, February 14, 2019Michael Wayne Jackson, Senior Real Estate Specialist will be receiving the prestigious Gala Award from Coldwell Banker the evening of March 2nd, 2019 at the Westin Saint Francis Hotel in San Francisco. This award is given to top producing realtors who sell $120,000 or more in gross commission income in a year. Most of the homes Michael sold were n Marin County. Sell or find your next home with ...read moreCategories: Press Release, Community, General News Article, Marin Home Resource Guide, E-Communication - Newsletter, Marin Builders Association NEWS, Papers/ResearchThursday, February 14, 2019By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc. Process. It seems life is about learning the process. For contractors dealing with complex rules and interpretations of regulations that’s a high-level learning curve! That’s why expert assistance is always helpful when it’s your turn to learn. Process this… Q: As you know, you very recently submitted an application for our company to ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Education, Safety and Training
Wednesday, February 13, 2019Thanks to Mario Ghilotti Family Foundation, High Schoolers Explore Construction Career Paths in Industry-Led Program High school seniors from across Marin are convening at Terra Linda High School's Auto Shop for the North Bay Construction Corps' inaugural Class of Marin, which launched earlier this month. The five-month training program is introducing 24 seniors - eight of which are from SRCS - ...read moreCategories: Community, Cornerstone Partner News, E-Communication - Newsletter, Education, Safety and Training, Fun Facts, General News Article, Green Building - Sustainability, Human Interest, Marin Builders Association NEWS, Press Release
Friday, February 08, 2019There are some general rules that apply to almost all hammers and other striking tools. Never use a striking tool for any purpose other than that for which it was intended. Never use a striking tool with a loose or damaged handle or with a mushroomed head or dull cutting edge. Conditions vary, but it can never hurt to wear goggles when using striking tools. Some other rules that apply ...read moreCategories: Cornerstone Partner News, E-Communication - Newsletter, Human Interest, Papers/Research, E- Communication - Toolkit Program, Education, Safety and Training, Marin Builders Association NEWS
Thursday, February 07, 2019By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc. Some things may sound the same in contractor’s licensing, but the reality depends on your ‘state’ of mind. Another contractor working over a border gets a choice in ‘one from column A, or one from column B’ in order to be legally licensed, and oh yeah, there’s one more thing for assisting this last contractor… Q: I have a customer ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Education, Safety and Training
Thursday, February 07, 2019Now through March 8th for an effective date of April 1, 2019 Please join us on "Open Enrollment Day" to meet with our Health Insurance Program representatives.Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 660 Las Gallinas Avenue San Rafael, CA 94903 Are you interested in joining our group medical, dental, vision and/or life insurance coverage offered through ...read moreCategories: Cornerstone Partner News, Event Related, General News Article, Marin Builders Association NEWS, Community, E-Communication - Newsletter, Fun Facts, Human Interest
Monday, February 04, 2019By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc. With lots of rebuilding commercial and residential properties in fire-damaged areas across our state contractors from elsewhere are coming West. Others are adding to their opportunities with new classes, new entities and lots of ‘qualified’ help is needed Q: We are going to be adding a classification to our license. We will be using the ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Education, Safety and Training
Friday, February 01, 2019Click the links below to view a current list of permit reports published and provided by the County of Marin and the individual cities/towns including Belvedere, Corte Madera, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Novato, San Anselmo, San Rafael and Tiburon. If what you're looking for is not listed below, please don't hesitate to call our offices directly at 415.462.1220 or contact Gabriela Shea at ...read moreCategories: Permits, Permits - Marin County
Friday, February 01, 2019Click the links below to view a current list of Tax Liens & Completions published and provided by the County of Marin. If what you're looking for is not listed below, please don't hesitate to call our offices directly at 415.462.1220 or contact Paula Krause at paula@marinbuilders.com.01.11.19 01.18.19 01.25.19 02.01.19 Categories: Tax Liens and Completions
Wednesday, January 30, 2019The California Legislature introduced more than 2637 bills in the second half of the 2017-2018 session that became law effective January 1, 2019, many of which address employment issues facing California employers in the construction industry. Below we have summarized some of the more important laws (the summary titles are live links to the text of the new law), and employers are urged to protect ...read moreCategories: Advocacy and Legislation, Community, Cornerstone Partner News, Fun Facts, General News Article, Human Interest, Marin Builders Association NEWS, Press Release
Wednesday, January 30, 2019Objective: To provide an overview of cold stress factors, preventive measures, symptoms, and first aid. Weather can often be unpredictable and extreme. Freezing temperatures can create serious health problems, collectively called cold stress.Cold Stress Factors Freezing or near-freezing weatherStrong windsBeing wetWorking for long periods in extreme coldWorking in ...read moreCategories: Community, Cornerstone Partner News, E- Communication - Toolkit Program, E-Communication - Newsletter, Education, Safety and Training, Human Interest, Marin Builders Association NEWS, Papers/Research
Monday, January 28, 2019Proposal San Rafael City Schools (“District”) is requesting qualified persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, associations, or professional organizations to provide comprehensive and professional furniture solutions to the District for new furniture for new construction, expansion, modernization, and/or renovation projects (“Project”, “Projects”, or “Project(s)”” relating to the District’s ...read moreCategories: Project Bid Requests
Monday, January 28, 2019The San Rafael City Schools has a new Request for Qualifications and Proposals for the Prop. 39 Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Services Energy Management System for Multiple Sites. This is a great opportunity for qualified Energy Management System vendors and contractors. Project San Rafael City School District (DISTRICT) is requesting proposals from qualified Energy Management System ...read moreCategories: Project Bid Requests
Friday, January 25, 2019By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc. Some questions ‘generally’ take longer to ask or explain than others! So, let’s start there. I will also lend a ‘hand’ on a fingerprinting problem and help ‘clean up’ a disaster-related issue on appropriate licensing in Paradise and other fire damaged communities… Q: If a company has a Responsible Managing Employee (RME) who holds the “A” ...read moreCategories: Education, Safety and Training, General News Article
Thursday, January 24, 2019The College of Marin and The Gilbane Construction Co. are having an outreach workshops to discuss how to apply for upcoming construction related work at the college. Sessions will be held this Friday and next Friday at the College of Marin.Friday, January 25, 2019 Friday, February 1, 2019 7:30am-9:00am ...read moreCategories: E-Communication - Newsletter, Event Related, Fun Facts, General News Article, Human Interest, Marin Builders Association NEWS, Press Release, Community
Wednesday, January 23, 2019Tom Barr has been selected by the Marin Builders Association as the inaugural recipient of the Peter Arrigoni Building Community Leadership Award. The award was recently established in 2019 in honor of the late Peter Arrigoni who served as General Manager of the Marin Builders Association from 1977 to 2003 and served on the Marin County Board of Supervisors from 1968-1976. The award recognizes an ...read moreCategories: Cornerstone Partner News, Fun Facts, Human Interest, Press Release, Community, E-Communication - Newsletter, General News Article, Marin Builders Association NEWS
Tuesday, January 22, 2019Don’t take your ability to hear for granted. If you are not careful, you can lose your hearing. If you are exposed to very loud noise or moderately loud noise for an extended period, you must take some form of hearing protection precautions.When must hearing protection be provided and worn?The “Best Practices” approach to hearing protection requires that whenever a worker’s noise exposure is at ...read moreCategories: Cornerstone Partner News, Education, Safety and Training, Papers/Research, E- Communication - Toolkit Program, Human Interest
Tuesday, January 22, 2019In an effort to improve the experience of their permit customers, the City of San Rafael recently partnered with the Marin Builders Association and the Marin Economic Forum on a pilot program to gather and analyze permit customer feedback. The Customer Satisfaction Assessment Program is a pilot program managed by the Marin Builders Association aimed at helping improve the permit process across ...read moreCategories: Advocacy and Legislation, Community, Cornerstone Partner News, E-Communication - Advocacy, E-Communication - Newsletter, Fun Facts, General News Article, Human Interest, Marin Builders Association NEWS, Press Release
Monday, November 05, 2018Introducing the North Bay Construction Corps Class of MarinSponsored by the Mario Ghilotti Family Foundation This program aims to place twenty well trained and prepared high school seniors directly into the construction industry with local Marin Builders Association firms at the end of each class cycle.We are recruiting students now to take part in Marin's first class cohort beginning in January ...read moreCategories: Cornerstone Partner News, Economic, Fun Facts, Green Building - Sustainability, Marin Builders Association NEWS, Community, E-Communication - Newsletter, Education, Safety and Training, General News Article, Human Interest, Press Release
Monday, October 15, 2018We would like to recognize and celebrate our wonderful REFERRAL PARTNERS! Brian McLeran, McLeran Roofing Co. who referred Gabrielle Campbell and Nicholas Zabelin, Professional Financial Investors, Inc. (Special thanks to Brian for pledging his bonus to our wonderful Scholarship Program!)Clayton Fraser, Thompson Builders who referred Steve Stiles, MoonDance Painting (Special thanks to ...read moreCategories: Marin Builders Association NEWS, Community, General News Article, Fun Facts, E-Communication - Newsletter, Human Interest
Tuesday, October 09, 2018PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Rick Wells Chief Executive Officer 415.462.1220 rick@marinbuilders.com CONTACT: Don Jeppson Chief Building Official 415.485.3357 Don.Jeppson@cityofsanrafael.org City of San Rafael to Publish Report from Marin Builders Association on Permit Customer Satisfaction In partnership with the Marin Builders Association and the Marin Economic Forum, the City ...read moreCategories: Community, E-Communication - Newsletter, General News Article, Papers/Research, Advocacy and Legislation, E-Communication - Advocacy, Economic, Marin Builders Association NEWS, Press Release
Monday, July 30, 2018California's New Independent Contractor Test On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, No. S222732, in which the Court adopted an extremely broad view of workers who will be deemed “employees” as opposed to “independent contractors” for purposes of claims alleging violations of California’s Wage Orders. This ...read moreCategories: Community, Education, Safety and Training, Human Interest, Advocacy and Legislation, Economic, General News Article, Papers/Research
Friday, March 23, 2018Marin Clean Energy (MCE), a California Joint Powers Authority, is requesting qualifications from interested contractors for heat pump installations as part of its Low-Income Families and Tenants (LIFT) Program. Qualified contractors will be placed on the MCE Heat Pump Participating Contractors List. LIFT participants will be required to use a contractor off the list when installing heat pumps ...read moreCategories: Green Building - Sustainability, Project Bid Requests, General News Article, Press Release
Friday, November 10, 2017Wagstaff + Rogers Architects are passionate about relationships with our clients. As professionals we have a responsibility to coach our clients about the architect's role and responsibility as well as the design and construction process. Cultivating an environment of education fosters trust, creates good communication, relieves frustration, and builds successful relationships with our clients. A ...read moreCategories: Community, Cornerstone Partner News, E-Communication - Newsletter, Education, Safety and Training, Fun Facts, General News Article, Human Interest, Marin Home Resource Guide
Tuesday, August 01, 2017Marin Builders working behind the scenes for our members.SB 1254 – Unlicensed ContractorsProperty owners can be held liable for injuries to uninsured workers and the Contractors' License Board (CSLB) has no direct authority to intervene. This bill gives the CSLB the tools they need to fight unlicensed contractors by providing the Registrar with the authority to issue administrative Stop Work ...read moreCategories: Advocacy and Legislation, E-Communication - Advocacy, Economic, Papers/Research, Press Release.jpg)
Click here for Subcontractor Lien Protection Checklist to protect your Lien rights provided by the Marin Builders Association and Dan McLennon of Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP.Categories: General News Article, Tax Liens and Completions, Marin Builders Association NEWS, Community.jpg)
Click here for General Contractors Lien Rights Protection Checklist to protect your Lien rights provided by the Marin Builders Association and Board member Dan McLennon.Categories: Community, Marin Builders Association NEWS, Tax Liens and Completions, General News Article
